BrokenEye3
BrokenEye3 t1_ixu2cst wrote
Reply to comment by Throwdaway543210 in TIL about the Nauruan Civil War. It went on for 10 years, killed more than 1/3 of the population and ended when the German's intervened. Shortly afterwards, it was annexed by Germany. by New_Blacksmith_115
A terriory is a district under the rule of a terrier
BrokenEye3 t1_ixpr7nv wrote
Reply to comment by Throwdaway543210 in TIL about the Nauruan Civil War. It went on for 10 years, killed more than 1/3 of the population and ended when the German's intervened. Shortly afterwards, it was annexed by Germany. by New_Blacksmith_115
I've never heard of a trust territory. What is that?
BrokenEye3 t1_ixp1l6w wrote
Reply to comment by lalalachie in Emperor Charles V's secret code cracked after five centuries by IslandChillin
Or instructions on how to use the code
BrokenEye3 t1_ixkaakf wrote
Reply to comment by gmnitsua in TIL that ruminants, such as cattle, sheep, and giraffes, do not have a top row of front teeth. They instead have a dental pad where gums meet directly to their bottom row of front teeth. by gmnitsua
They do often look like they've got underbites. Maybe this is why.
BrokenEye3 t1_ixk7qgw wrote
Reply to TIL that ruminants, such as cattle, sheep, and giraffes, do not have a top row of front teeth. They instead have a dental pad where gums meet directly to their bottom row of front teeth. by gmnitsua
I swear I've seen cows with both rows of teeth.
BrokenEye3 t1_ixjdoml wrote
BrokenEye3 t1_ixgrxpd wrote
Reply to TIL: The formal name for the Imperial system's measurements of weight (pounds/ounces) is the Avoirdupois system by NPC8705
I can see why we don't call it that anymore
BrokenEye3 t1_ixfspsp wrote
Reply to comment by mike_pants in TIL in 1882 James Williams of Fredonia, Texas patented a mousetrap “incorporating a handgun” by fellmeats
You get a lot of "things" opening your doors, do you?
BrokenEye3 t1_ixfsm95 wrote
Reply to comment by clintCamp in TIL in 1882 James Williams of Fredonia, Texas patented a mousetrap “incorporating a handgun” by fellmeats
Yes, for moles. That's definitely what happened. P.S. don't go digging in the back yard. Because of all the moles.
BrokenEye3 t1_ixahd1w wrote
Reply to comment by TooSmalley in TIL of Friendly Floatees, an armada of 28,000 rubber ducks that were accidentally spilled into the Pacific Ocean in 1992 by a container ship. Researchers then used them to track ocean currents until 2007. by oscillathor
There was something similar in England with LEGO pieces. Curiously, a disproportionate number of them have been nautical themed pieces (diving flippers, octopi, ship rigging, cutlasses, harpoon guns, etc)
BrokenEye3 t1_ix9kvk9 wrote
Reply to comment by GhettoChemist in TIL: You can bring a cooked or uncooked turkey on a plane. Each airline has its own policy about live turkeys. by MorsesTheHorse
I bet you could hide a sizable container of liquid inside a turkey
BrokenEye3 t1_ix63ia5 wrote
Reply to comment by RetroMetroShow in TIL singer songwriter Leonard Cohen claimed to have written approximately 150 draft verses of his most famous song "Hallelujah", a claim substantiated by his notebooks containing manifold revisions and additions, and by contemporary interviews. by big_macaroons
Ooh, are we going to do this madlibs style? Sounds like fun
BrokenEye3 t1_ix5rfqa wrote
So... fruits?
BrokenEye3 t1_iwit538 wrote
Reply to comment by newjackcity0987 in TIL that a district in India’s Punjab state requires prospective gun owners to plant 10 trees and take pictures with them as proof by cjfullinfaw07
He's not. I know because he's me.
BrokenEye3 t1_iwikhfu wrote
Reply to comment by newjackcity0987 in TIL that a district in India’s Punjab state requires prospective gun owners to plant 10 trees and take pictures with them as proof by cjfullinfaw07
Hence your grandaddy's old gun, implying that the trees were planted at least a whole generation ago.
BrokenEye3 t1_iwfa738 wrote
Reply to comment by DickweedMcGee in TIL that a district in India’s Punjab state requires prospective gun owners to plant 10 trees and take pictures with them as proof by cjfullinfaw07
Unless it's your grandaddy's old gun, I doubt the trees will provide much shelter
BrokenEye3 t1_iw6i0ou wrote
Reply to comment by patterson489 in TIL of the Canadian commander Charles De Salaberry who defeated the American invasion of Montreal. Salaberry deployed marching buglers to play in all different directions, meaning his American opponents didn’t know how many men he had or what direction they were coming from. by NotThenNotNowNever
There's sure been a few that we "won" quite badly
BrokenEye3 t1_iw5iw7p wrote
Reply to TIL of the Canadian commander Charles De Salaberry who defeated the American invasion of Montreal. Salaberry deployed marching buglers to play in all different directions, meaning his American opponents didn’t know how many men he had or what direction they were coming from. by NotThenNotNowNever
That's some Ghost Army shit right there
BrokenEye3 t1_iw1jxqg wrote
Reply to TIL 'The Land of Nod' is originally a biblical reference of a sort of purgatory where Cain was exiled after murdering Abel -- rather than a 'dreamland' sleepytime dealie as it is now colloquially known. by quicxly
I thought it was just a country that he lived in for a while
BrokenEye3 t1_ivx71aa wrote
Reply to comment by SocalPizza in TIL Winona Ryder was born in Winona, Minnesota by JoeyZasaa
Precisely. She was named Winona because of a connection to Winona, not the other way around, which is not nominative determinism, but is the inverse of nominative determinism.
BrokenEye3 t1_ivwz9bf wrote
Reply to comment by Byronzionist in TIL Winona Ryder was born in Winona, Minnesota by JoeyZasaa
I mean, this is kind of the inverse of nominative determinism
BrokenEye3 t1_ivn6rtf wrote
Reply to comment by jimmyn0thumbs in TIL that the "Lost City of Atlantis" was invented by the philosopher Plato, as a fake enemy for Athens that lost favour of the gods and was sunk in to the sea. by PDRugby
A friend of a friend swears his friend has a friend whose friend was friends with a friend of a guy who saw it with his own eyes
PsBattle: new US Space Force uniformsSubmitted by BrokenEye3 t3_yq4xk6 in photoshopbattles
BrokenEye3 t1_ivm1uol wrote
Reply to comment by Ofabulous in TIL that the "Lost City of Atlantis" was invented by the philosopher Plato, as a fake enemy for Athens that lost favour of the gods and was sunk in to the sea. by PDRugby
I prefer the annotated version, the Nota Re-Public
BrokenEye3 t1_iy2rnxe wrote
Reply to comment by shrye in TIL there was a town in the Philippines called "Sexmoan". The name was changed to "Sasmuan" in 1991. by Ixz72
The name Uranus is definitely older, being an ancient Greek primordial sky god.
Curiously, Uranus is the only one of the planets to be named after the Greek version of a god rather than the Roman one. Uranus's Roman equivalent is called Caelus, a name wholely unlikely to inspire any lewd jokes.